Sscb Sonrasi Coğrafyada Ulus Inşa Süreci: Kazakistan Örneği
Nation Building Process In Post-Soviet Socialist Area: The Case Of Kazakhstan

Summary/Abstract: The disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991 marked the beginning of a new era in terms of both the political history of the world and the political geography of the Eurasia. Fifteen new states emerged in the geography where the dispersed USSR was located, an area ‘once ruled from Moscow as the center of a large field, [where] some had never become independent actors of international politics in the modern era’ (Aydın, 2005: 245). After gaining their independence, these states began to work in accordance with ‘building an appropriate nation for their state’. In this context, nationbuilding efforts in Kazakhstan will be discussed by taking into consideration the historical and international dynamics in the post-Soviet period in light of nation-building theories. In other words, the transition period from the Soviet imperial nation concept to the modern nation process in Kazakhstan will be analysed.

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